![]() Paz observes that solitude is responsible for the Mexican's perspective on death, fiesta, and identity. Therefore, when he is aware of himself he is aware of his lack of another, that is, of his solitude. Man is nostalgic and in search for communion. His nature – if that word can be used in reference to man, who has 'invented' himself by saying 'no' to nature – consists of his longing to realize himself in another. ![]() Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another. Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. (Paz abandoned his position as ambassador in India in reaction to this event.) The essays are predominantly concerned with the theme of Mexican identity and demonstrate how, at the end of the existential labyrinth, there is a profound feeling of solitude. After 1975 some editions included the essay "Post data", which discusses the massacre of hundreds of Mexican students in 1968. ![]() ![]() One of his most famous works, it consists of nine parts: "The Pachuco and other extremes", "Mexican Masks", "The Day of the Dead", "The Sons of La Malinche", "The Conquest and Colonialism", "From Independence to the Revolution", "The Mexican Intelligence", "The Present Day" and "The Dialectic of Solitude". The Labyrinth of Solitude (Spanish: El laberinto de la soledad) is a 1950 book-length essay by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz. ![]()
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